Lawren Harris

Canadian painter (1885-1970)
Person Human Q3106117
Lawren Harris
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Facts

30 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male
Date of birth
October 23, 1885
Date of death
January 29, 1970
Place of birth
Brantford
Place of death
Vancouver
Country of citizenship
Canada[9]
Occupation
painter
Field of work
visual arts[10]
Position held
artist-in-residence (1934–1938), president (1933–1936), trustee (1942–present), president (1942–present), trustee (1950–1965)[11][12][13][14][15]
Spouse
Bess Larkin Housser Harris (1934–present)[7]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Different from
Lawren P. Harris
Family name
Harris
Given name
Lawren, Stewart
Influenced by
Tom Thomson
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Military unit
The Royal Canadian Regiment (?–1918)
Military, police or special rank
lieutenant (?–1918)
🏷️ Also known as
en Lawren Steward Harris en Lawren Stewart Harris en Harris en Lawren Harris en Lawren S. Harris cs Lawren S. Harris cs Lawren Stewart Harris es Lawren Stewart Harris fi Lawren Stewart Harris fr Lawren S. Harris fr Lawren Stewart Harris he לורן האריס ja ローレン・ハリス nl Lawren Steward Harris pl Lawren Stewart Harris uk Лорен Гарріс zh 勞倫·哈里斯 zh 羅倫·哈理斯
🔖 Identifiers · 61
VIAF cluster ID
47566949
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n83164686
GND ID
11923629X
ArtBrokerage artist ID
Lawren-Harris
Artcyclopedia artist ID
harris_lawren_s
Artist-info artist ID
202802
Artists in Canada record number
7138
Artists of the World ID
00113799
Artnet artist ID
lawren-stewart-harris
Artsy artist ID
lawren-stewart-harris
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AskArt person ID
29137
Athenaeum person ID
6812
BAnQ authority ID
0000131242
BIBSYS ID
1671433161042
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
HarrisLawren1885-1970
Benezit ID
B00084053
Bridgeman artist ID
16922
British Museum person or institution ID
30703
Canadian Encyclopedia article ID
lawren-stewart-harris
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10081043
Christie's creator ID
64251
CiNii Research ID
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Europeana entity
agent/base/67845
FAST ID
117236
Find a Grave memorial ID
11118
Freebase ID
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Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
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Geni profile ID
6000000017248228769
Grove Art Online ID
T036751
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
24461
IdRef ID
07618756X
Invaluable.com person ID
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J9U entity ID
987007322481105171
Libraries Australia ID
36575360
MACM artist ID
harris-lawren-stewart
MNBAQ artist ID
600003191
MutualArt artist ID
1FB092E96369710A
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA16186597
NL CR AUT ID
xx0193154
NLA Trove people ID
1301021
NUKAT ID
n2005094225
National Gallery of Canada artist ID
lawren-s-harris
National Historic People ID
916
Numista engraver or designer ID
8145
Obálky knih ID
xx0193154
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3910173
Open Library ID
OL689818A
Order of Canada recipient ID
146-2740
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095922280
RERO ID (legacy)
A003349367
RKDartists ID
36133
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
185335
SNAC ARK ID
w67961mv
Union List of Artist Names ID
500025225
WikiArt ID
lawren-harris
WikiTree person ID
Harris-12767
WorldCat Entities ID
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Summary

Lawren Harris was born in Brantford[1]. He was born on October 23, 1885[2]. He died in Vancouver[3]. He died on January 29, 1970[4]. He worked as a painter[5].

Body

Education

Educated at St. Andrew's College[16], a boys' high school[26], in Canada[27], founded in 1899[28]; University of Toronto[17], a public research university[29], in Canada[30], founded in 1827[31], headquartered in Toronto[32]; and Central Technical School[18], a high school[33], in Canada[34], founded in 1915[35].

Career and Affiliations

Positions held include artist-in-residence[11], a position[36]; president[12], a position[37]; and trustee[13].

Recognition

Awards received include Companion of the Order of Canada[19], a grade of an order[38], in Canada[39], founded in 1967[40]; Person of National Historic Significance[20], an award[41], in Canada[42]; honorary doctorate from the University of British Columbia[21], an award[43], in Canada[44]; and Honorary doctorate from University of Toronto[22], an award[45], in Canada[46].

FAQs

Where was Lawren Harris born?

Born in Brantford[1].

Where did Lawren Harris die?

Lawren Harris passed away in Vancouver[3].

Who was Lawren Harris married to?

Lawren Harris's spouses include Bess Larkin Housser Harris[7].

What did Lawren Harris do for work?

Lawren Harris worked as painter[5].

Where did Lawren Harris go to school?

Lawren Harris was educated at St. Andrew's College[16], University of Toronto[17], and Central Technical School[18].

What awards did Lawren Harris receive?

Honors received include Companion of the Order of Canada[19], Person of National Historic Significance[20], honorary doctorate from the University of British Columbia[21], and Honorary doctorate from University of Toronto[22].

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  24. [2] ↑ . Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [4] ↑ . Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  21. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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    Numista engraver or designer ID → 8145
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